Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia

Colombia: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.032 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.032
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
64th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.0852
in 2003
All-time low
0.032
in 2020
Years of data
18
2001–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia, 2001–2020

00.020.040.060.082001201020202001: 0.0682002: 0.072003: 0.0852004: 0.0652005: 0.0462006: 0.0452007: 0.0442008: 0.0412009: 0.0432010: 0.0382011: 0.0352012: 0.0342013: 0.0372014: 0.0372015: 0.0332016: 0.0362017: 0.0362020: 0.032

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia stood at 0.032. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia peaked at 0.0852 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.032, in 2020.

Colombia ranks 64th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Colombia, 2001 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2001 0.0679
2002 0.0699 +3.0%
2003 0.0852 +21.9%
2004 0.0652 -23.5%
2005 0.0457 -29.9%
2006 0.0453 -0.9%
2007 0.0435 -3.9%
2008 0.0408 -6.2%
2009 0.0427 +4.8%
2010 0.0378 -11.6%
2011 0.0352 -6.8%
2012 0.0343 -2.6%
2013 0.0371 +8.4%
2014 0.0371 -0.2%
2015 0.0334 -9.8%
2016 0.0364 +9.0%
2017 0.0361 -0.9%
2020 0.032 -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0562 0.0408 0.0852 9
2010s 0.0359 0.0334 0.0378 8
2020s 0.032 0.032 0.032 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 61 El Salvador 0.1018 compare
  2. 62 Morocco 0.067 compare
  3. 63 Guatemala 0.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Colombia was 0.032 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0852 in 2003.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.032 in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Colombia ranks 64th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed